VIDEO: The best is yet to come from Mesut Ozil, says Arsene Wenger

ARSENE WENGER says Arsenal have yet to see the best of Mesut Ozil.

The German playmaker began life at the Emirates with a bang following his £42.5million record move from Real Madrid.

He has scored three goals and had four assists but his form has tailed off and Arsenal boss Wenger has backed Ozil to come good again.

Wenger said: “First of all he is a hugely talented player. he is just arrived here three months ago and overall did not have the best of preparations for the league.

“He is a young player, he is 25 years old so of course there is a lot of room for improvement for him.

“We have plenty of players who can take the ball and play you know because he plays in the central part of the pitch the ball goes through him. But we don’t put any special responsibility on him. Maybe he feels a bit more pressure to do that. We just want the game to be played like we see it and do not put any special responsibility on him.”

Aaron Ramsey says there is a feeling inside the club that this could be their year in the Champions League as they prepare to face group whipping boys Marseille tomorrow.

Mesut Ozil still has room for improvement [GETTY]

He is 25 years old so of course there is a lot of room for improvement for him.

Arsene Wenger

He said: “We'll take it game by game but we're feeling really confident. Having lost at home against Dortmund there was a bit of pressure on us to go there and get a result which we done and we did ever so well. We're back in a strong position again so let's take in the next game and hopefully get the win there and put ourselves in an even stronger position to qualify.

Lukas Podolski trained with the first team as he recovers from tearing his hamstring in August but Wenger says he is still a “few weeks away” from a return.

He was joined by two Arsenal legends Thierry Henry and Robert Pires, Wenger said they were there just to keep fit and that there were no plans for either to join the club.

Wenger said: “Henry is invited just to practise when he can and when he wants. Thierry is a player, one day certainly it will be different, but at the moment no (a role for him).

They like to come back to Arsenal, to practise. When they can join in, they do. They integrate well [with] the spirit of the team. Nothing more than that!”

Arsene Wenger has ruled out a move for Thierry Henry or Robert Pires [GETTY]